SOMALIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NEW GUINEA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	8,857	7	7,233	+ 1,624
Stroke	2	6,601	6	8,595	- 1,994
Lung Disease	3	5,880	19	2,442	+ 3,437
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,873	16	2,888	+ 2,986
Tuberculosis	5	5,143	4	10,261	- 5,119
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,362	1	21,712	- 18,349
Malaria	7	3,169	22	1,942	+ 1,227
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,974	2	15,363	- 12,389
Asthma	9	2,387	23	1,878	+ 509
Low Birth Weight	10	2,153	8	6,250	- 4,098
Birth Trauma	11	1,948	5	9,573	- 7,625
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,432	11	4,231	- 2,799
Hypertension	13	1,420	18	2,643	- 1,224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,389	41	446	+ 943
Violence	15	1,255	29	828	+ 427
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,232	15	3,410	- 2,178
Breast Cancer	17	990	26	1,232	- 242
Kidney Disease	18	890	21	2,051	- 1,161
Cervical Cancer	19	861	28	883	- 22
Other Injuries	20	838	14	3,602	- 2,764
Liver Cancer	21	835	53	256	+ 579
Liver Disease	22	809	13	3,917	- 3,108
Lung Cancers	23	806	54	233	+ 573
HIV/AIDS	24	792	33	610	+ 182
Oral Cancer	25	752	46	328	+ 424
Falls	26	650	37	548	+ 102
Fires	27	632	30	810	- 178
Stomach Cancer	28	579	49	310	+ 269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	577	38	546	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	30	545	12	4,127	- 3,582
Skin Cancers	31	540	57	164	+ 376
Lymphomas	32	457	34	605	- 148
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	444	32	647	- 203
Meningitis	34	420	9	5,381	- 4,962
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	391	36	559	- 168
Prostate Cancer	36	369	52	285	+ 84
Suicide	37	335	27	1,219	- 884
Leukemia	38	328	35	562	- 234
Pertussis	39	321	20	2,054	- 1,733
Drownings	40	310	25	1,272	- 961
Measles	41	308	3	11,576	- 11,268
Syphilis	42	303	45	378	- 75
Inflammatory/Heart	43	296	39	521	- 225
Oesophagus Cancer	44	258	40	516	- 258
Parkinson's Disease	45	239	56	184	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	46	232	50	295	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	47	198	44	406	- 208
Malnutrition	48	174	10	4,825	- 4,651
Skin Disease	49	164	58	151	+ 12
Poisonings	50	157	31	758	- 601
Epilepsy	51	143	43	419	- 275
Pancreas Cancer	52	138	62	108	+ 31
Alcohol	53	121	59	151	- 30
Bladder Cancer	54	107	61	149	- 42
Uterin Cancer	55	105	64	78	+ 27
Tetanus	56	62	17	2,648	- 2,586
Encephalitis	57	40	63	91	- 51
Hepatitis B	58	35	48	315	- 280
Appendicitis	59	26	55	188	- 162
Other Neoplasms	60	20	70	12	+ 7
Drug Use	61	16	65	54	- 38
Hepatitis C	62	10	67	34	- 24
Ascariasis	63	9	69	30	- 21
Dengue	64	8	73	1	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	7	66	35	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	66	6	71	8	- 2
Diphtheria	67	4	60	150	- 145
Upper Respiratory	68	2	47	326	- 323
War	69	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Chlamydia	70	1	72	5	- 4
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	42	435	- 435
Leishmaniasis	74	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

New Guinea

Somalia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.